Far-West Germany

Pictures from the triangle Cologne - Aachen - Düsseldorf in the far western part of Germany. There's quite a bit of traffic variety, in no small part due to the international trains running into Belgium and the Netherlands and a sizeable industrial base in the nearby Ruhr area.

A westbound Thalys has just exited the new Buschtunnel and is passing through the new track alignment at a location known as "Entenpfuhl" on its way to Paris Nord. This area has been massively rebuilt in 2007/2008.